Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10837202February 19, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN THE CONTACT RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL COMING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE TAPPED THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10837221February 19, 2016
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE ENGINE STILL OPERATED, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 5 MPH. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SULFUR SMELL ONCE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OVER 5 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 211,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837225February 19, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836818February 18, 2016
AIR BAGS
PASS AIR BAG OFF WITH 115 POUND PASSENGER IN SEAT. FIFTH TIME. MUST STOP CAR PASS GETS OUT THEN BACK IN AND LIGHT GOES OUT. DEALER FINDS NO ERROR MESSAGE AND CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM. CAR DEMONSTRATES THIS PROBLEM WHEN FIRST ENTERING CAR. BECAUSE THE LIGHT GOES THROUGH A TEST MODE YOU MAY NOT NOTICE PROBLEM UNTIL UNDERWAY. DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR PASSENGER SAFTY WE LIVE IN CT, USA PROBLEM STARTED AT <5,000 MILES. NOW OVER 10,000 MILES WITH SAME PROBLE. NOT TEMPERATURE RELATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836860February 18, 2016
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH PUSH-START IGNITION AND RESPECTIVE 'SMART KEY'. WHILE 2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME AND ALONE, THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK MECHANISM MALFUNCTIONED AND THEREFORE DID NOT RECOGNIZE MY SMART KEY WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO START THE CAR. I WAS STRANDED ALONE, AT NIGHT, 2 HOURS FROM HOME WITH A VEHICLE THAT WOULD NOT START DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING PART. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS MADE THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UPON CALLING NISSAN CORPORATE, I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE, HOWEVER MY CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I PURCHASED THIS CAR AS CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT ANY SAFETY RELATED KNOWN ISSUES WOULD BE ADDRESSED. I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE OR THE POSSIBILITY THAT I COULD BE PUT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. NISSAN TOLD ME THAT WHILE THEY WERE AWARE THE PART WAS MIS-MANUFACTURED, THE PART WAS NOT A 'RECALL' (AS DETERMINED BY NHTSA) CRITERIA) AND AS SUCH WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PROACTIVELY FIXED IF NOT BROKEN. THEY DID HOWEVER EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE PART, BUT ONLY FOR 6 YEARS, ASSUMING IS A DRIVER HAD THIS PROBLEM IT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED IN THE FIRST 6 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP.MY OCCURRENCE WAS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS 8 YEARS OLD. I FEEL LIKE THIS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN ESPECIALLY IF THERE WAS POTENTIAL FOR THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK TO MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING AND NISSAN SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OR INDEFINITELY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836891February 18, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND CROCK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836906February 18, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
VEHICLE WILL NOT START DUE TO FAULTY STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT START. APPARENTLY, THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED A LOT OF PEOPLE TO BE STRANDED. NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEIR MECHANISM DURING '09 AND '10 WAS FAULTY. HOW COULD ANY MALFUNCTION THAT LEAVES PEOPLE STRANDED NOT BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE! THE PART IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND ONLY CARRIED THROUGH NISSAN... THAT IN ITSELF SHOULD BE SUSPICIOUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836939February 18, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE PASSENGER WAS IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE RECALIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837022February 18, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE A DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THE VIN WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,786.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837043February 18, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AFTER GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY COMING FROM THE MAIN STREET. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE COULD NO LONGER MOVE. AFTER REVIEW BY MECHANICS THEY DEEMED THE ISSUE BEING THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WAS NEWLY PURCHASED AT 88K MILES. NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY WAS PICKED UP NISSAN AFTER I WAS ASSURED THAT THE NEW CVT WAS GREAT ON THE NEW MODELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836632February 17, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT STALLED IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE GEAR LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836644February 17, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN A PASSENGER WAS PRESENT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,665.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836723February 17, 2016
POWER TRAIN
2015 NISSAN ALTIMA, WITH 21,000 MILES. CONSUMER CONSTANTLY HEARD LOUD WHINING FROM TRANSMISSION WHEN FIRST OPERATED AND GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHEN MERGING ON FREEWAY. COMPLAINED TO DEALERSHIP, BROUGHT CAR FOR OIL CHANGE AND LEFT WITH A RENTAL CAR. 4 DAYS LATER RECEIVED A CALL FROM DEALERSHIP THAT THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836355February 16, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED COROSSION ON THE TRUNK WHERE THE LATCH WAS LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V029000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836438February 16, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE TOP SURFACE OF THE DASHBOARD MELTED AND WAS STICKY AND SHINY. THE DASHBOARD BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SUN GLARE REFLECTED OFF THE DASHBOARD ONTO THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH DISTORTED THE VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836252February 15, 2016
AIR BAGS, SEATS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOR 3 YEARS WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE, WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE DASHBOARD LIGHT SIGNALING THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS PROPERLY ACTIVATED FOR AN ADULT OCCUPANT COMES ON OR DOES NOT COME ON WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO. THIS OCCURS WHETHER THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR ON THE MOVE. THE DEALER HAS TOLD US NOT TO PUT ANYTHING ON THE PASSENGER SEAT = RIDICULOUS. THE DEALER THEN SAID THAT IT "REPROGRAMMED THE SYSTEM". THEN THE DEALER TOLD US THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE SENSOR. I BELIEVE THIS HAS BEEN DONE 2 X. WE LAST HAD THIS ATTENDED TO SEPT 15, 2015 BUT THE "SO-CALLED REPAIR" DID NOT WORK AGAIN. THIS AIR BAG ISSUE IS SERIOUS, AND WE FEEL UNSAFE IN THIS CAR, THEREFORE WE HAVE DRIVEN LESS THAN 2000 MILES IN 5 MONTHS - THE CAR SITS IN THE GARAGE. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTANT = WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY - WE MUST ASSUME IT IS MALFUNCTIONING!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825965February 13, 2016
STEERING
ON 2/11/2016, I WENT SHOPPING. I LEFT THE STORE TO RETURN HOME AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. THE KEY FOB DIDN'T WORK. STEERING WAS LOCKED. GEAR SHIFT WAS LOCKED. LIGHTS AND LOCKS WORKED. I HAD A FEELING I KNEW WHAT IT WAS BECAUSE MY COUSIN, WHO OWNS THE EXACT SAME CAR AND YEAR, HAD THIS PROBLEM. AFTER 2 TOWING CHARGES, ONE TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC AND ONE 50 MILES TO A NISSAN DEALER, IT WAS VERIFIED TO BE THE SAME STEERING LOCK MECHANISM PROBLEM. WE LIVE IN A RURAL AREA. THIS HAD THE POTENTIAL OF BEING A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I AM UPSET WITH THE $920.06 COST OF REPAIR (WITHOUT THE TOWING CHARGES) FOR A 6-1/2 YEAR-OLD CAR WITH 69,000 MILES. NISSAN KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND SETS A LIMIT ON WARRANTY REPAIR.. OF COURSE OURS IS 6 MONTHS AND 13 DAYS PASSED THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. NOT ALL OF US CHOOSE OR CAN AFFORD TO TURN CARS IN EVERY YEAR OR TWO. THERE IS A KNOWN FAILURE OF THIS PART. WHY MUST THERE BE A WARRANTY EXTENSION LIMIT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825983February 13, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TAKATA RECALL: I HAVE A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. RECENTLY THE DASHBOARD APPEARS TO BE MELTING. THERE IS A STICKY RESIDUE ON MY DASHBOARD NEAR THE WINDSHIELD IT IS VERY CONCERNING BECAUSE THE GLARE FROM THE RESIDUE HAS OBSTRUCTED MY VIEW ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. I AM A LOYAL CUSTOMER OF NISSAN AND HAVE ONLY DRIVEN CARS FROM THE BRAND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS WITH ANY OF MY NISSAN CARS. THEY REALLY SHOULD RECALL THE ISSUE IT IS QUITE DANGEROUS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10826015February 13, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD MELTING. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE PEDESTRIAN, ROAD, VEHICLES DUE TO GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHEN THE SUNLIGHT REFLECTS FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE GLARE IMPAIRS THE VISION AND WE HAD MANY NEAR MISS INCIDENTS THAT COULD HAVE COST LIVES, PROPERTY DAMAGE. WE REQUEST RECALL CONSIDERING THE SAFETY OF ALL ON THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825742February 12, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE TURNED OFF. TURNED THE CAR BACK ON JUST FINE. WHEN I PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE IT TURNED OFF AGAIN. CALLED 911 WHO TRANSFERRED ME TO DPS WHICH HAD TO SHUT ALL 5 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO PUSH ME OFF TO THE SIDE. TOWED CAR TO DEALERSHIP WHICH WRONGFULLY DIAGNOSED WITH A LOW BATTERY KEY FOB. SAME NIGHT AFTER PICKING UP MY CAR IT TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AT NIGHT. LUCKILY THIS TIME IT STAYED ON AFTER PUTTING IT IN DRIVE. MY CAR IS STILL UNDIAGNOSED AT THE DEALERSHIP ALMOST A FULL WEEK LATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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